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A town of 71.
Population
71
residents
Median home value
$111K
Census ACS
Median age
38.3
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town
71 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Big Flat. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesIce storms
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Big Flat has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter29–49°
Spring46–69°
Summer65–87°
Fall48–70°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Big Flat is
Big Flat beats the Arkansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
32 measures vs. Arkansas
2 better28 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Big Flat | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.2% | 14.4% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 60.9% | 54.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.2% |
Izard Regional Hospital
17.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Big Flat is conserved land
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 728 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Flat School Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Big Flat
Town in Arkansas, United States
Big Flat is a town in Baxter and Searcy counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 88 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 88
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,237 ft
- ZIP code
- 72617
- Area code
- 870